| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| buttonhole n | (slit for a button) | knapphål s |
| | The little girl struggled to push the button of her coat through the buttonhole. |
| buttonhole n | UK (flower worn in a buttonhole) | knapphålsblomma s |
| | It is traditional at a wedding for the groom to wear a buttonhole. |
| buttonhole [sb]⇒ vtr | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to converse) | uppehålla ngn med ngt vtr + prep |
| | (bildlig) | hoppa på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | I was about to leave the office when my boss buttonholed me. |
buttonhole [sb],
buttonhole [sb] into [sth]⇒ vtr | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to converse) | uppehålla vtr |
| | | ta ngns tid i anspråk vbal uttr |
| | The next thing I knew, he'd buttonholed me into a discussion about taxes. |
| buttonhole [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to converse about) | få ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | lura ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The reporter buttonholed the congressman about budget cuts. |
| buttonhole [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to do) | få ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | lura ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | The interviewer buttonholed me into making comments I later regretted. |